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About TOMRA Canada

At TOMRA Canada, our expertise lies in designing technological equipment for the collection, sorting and processing of beverage containers across Canada. We work with depots and retailers of all sizes to make the return of beverage containers as efficient, clean and pleasant as possible, thanks to technology.

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In operation across Canada

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Office in Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec, Canada

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Mission

TOMRA Canada's mission is to lead the resource revolution by offering solutions to facilitate the return of beverage containers, while optimizing the quality of the material so that it remains in a clean loop of recycling and out of our environment.

Vision

Every day, we strive to transform the way the world obtains, uses and reuses its resources. We want to help society adopt sustainable resource management and enable the transition to a circular economy.

Values that make all the difference!

Innovation

We encourage trying, learning and sharing. We embrace change by pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo to move forward and continuously improve. We strive to make every day better than yesterday.

Passion

We inspire each other through teamwork, and benefit from each other's differences, strengths and expertise. We can be ourselves and thrive on the diversity of our culture. We respect and care for each other. We have fun and celebrate our achievements together.

Liability

We protect each other, and our health and well-being come first. We always honor our commitments in an ethical and trustworthy manner. We challenge ourselves to act sustainably in everything we do.

50 years of expertise, learning and development

Our history

TOMRA was born of an innovation for returning empty beverage containers in 1972. In a small shed in Asker, Norway, brothers Petter and Tore Planke created a solution to a problem: a local grocer wanted a machine that could quickly and easily take back empty bottles and issue a receipt for the deposit refund. This was the beginning of TOMRA.

By the end of 1972, TOMRA had installed 29 machines in Norway. The success of these machines soon aroused interest abroad. In 1973, TOMRA signed several distribution agreements for markets in Europe and the USA.

TOMRA's internationalization process took off in earnest in the early 1980s. Subsidiaries were set up in the Netherlands, the USA, Denmark and Germany. TOMRA grew at a lightning pace.

Canada entered the game in 1984, when Mr. Ernest Martin, a businessman from London, Ontario, began distributing TOMRA reverse vending machines in Canada after seeing the machines on a trip to Europe. The first installations are made in Ontario for the return of glass bottles. Quebec enters the game at the end of 1987, with reverse for aluminum cans.

In 2001, TOMRA Canada also began processing the material at its Baie-d'Urfé offices.

Today, with over 100 employees, TOMRA Canada is a leading supplier of automated reclaimers and equipment for the collection, sorting and processing of returnable containers across Canada.